Chirodactylus Gill [T. N.] 1862:119 Masc. Cheilodactylus antonii Valenciennes 1833. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:320 [ref. 7330]). •Synonym of Goniistius Gill 1862 -- (Kimura et al. 2018:68 [ref. 36401]). •Valid as Chirodactylus Gill 1862 -- (Smith 1980:5 [ref. 6907], Smith 1986:667 [ref. 5712], Ludt et al. 2019:128 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Valid as Chirodactylus Gill 1862. Latridae.